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Hillview Crest Elementary

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Hillview Crest Elementary ranks 3705 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3705^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hillview Crest Elementary is a K-5 public school serving about 420 students in the New Haven Unified School District in Hayward, showing recent signs of improvement after several challenging years.

The school serves a community with significant economic need and, while its academic proficiency in English, math, and science is below both district and state averages, it has been on a positive trajectory. Its statewide ranking has improved, and chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically since the pandemic. A notable strength is the school's program for English Language Learners, which has been rated more effective than its overall academic programs. However, resources present a puzzle: Hillview Crest spends more per student than most nearby schools but also has a higher student-to-teacher ratio.

When compared to other schools in the area, Hillview Crest's performance is mixed. It significantly lags behind top-performing schools in its own district like Tom Kitayama Elementary, but it performs better than the lowest-ranked schools in neighboring Hayward Unified, such as Treeview Elementary. This places Hillview Crest in the lower-middle tier of local elementary schools, indicating that while progress is being made, there is still considerable ground to cover to reach parity with its higher-achieving peers.

420

Students ?

27.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,611

Per pupil spending ?

72.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

31410 Wheelon Ave.
Hayward, CA 94544-7662

(510) 471-5720

District: New Haven Unified

Students who attend Hillview Crest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cesar Chavez Middle
High:	James Logan High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.3%

Asian:

16.4%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2013 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 15 pts below the California average

!Near the bottom of New Haven Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg43%

California avg41%

3,705^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the New Haven Unified

596^th of 1,543New Haven Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	3705 of 5857	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	4115 of 5869	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	4241 of 5859	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	4328 of 5883	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	4459 of 5789	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	4450 of 5662	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.1	4784 of 5692	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.6	4994 of 5614	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.3	4596 of 5611	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.1	4119 of 5530	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.4	3842 of 5390	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.9	3917 of 5377	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.6	2643 of 5314	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	25.7	4006 of 5193	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.5	2580 of 5113	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	20.5	4256 of 5113	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.1	3164 of 4818	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.8	3173 of 4822	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.7	2653 of 4809	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.0	1485 of 2227	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.4	2275 of 2585	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	1984 of 2128	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.6	1268 of 3162	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	1792 of 3245	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	1804 of 3311	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	2109 of 3275	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	1846 of 3246	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	3351 of 5597	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	3877 of 5612	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	3524 of 5609	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	3602 of 5635	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	4058 of 5492	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	4266 of 5413	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	3950 of 5107	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	3865 of 5107	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	3852 of 5087	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	3677 of 5084	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	3664 of 4963	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	3437 of 4830	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	3305 of 5460	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	3778 of 5517	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	3888 of 5363	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	3789 of 5264	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	4030 of 5173	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	3742 of 5084	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	3766 of 5628	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	3983 of 5643	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	4503 of 5638	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	4623 of 5663	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	4581 of 5510	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	4306 of 5431	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	1974 of 2847	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1800 of 2420	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile+30 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-15 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

Science28%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hillview Crest Elementary	Public	K-5	31410 Wheelon Ave.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 471-5720	420	15	27.9	72.6%	19 (4.5%)	15 (3.6%)	266 (63.3%)	69 (16.4%)	10 (2.4%)	10 (2.4%)	31 (7.4%)	33.2	3705^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.7%		28	4115^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.9%	410	28.2	28.2	38.3	28.2	34.3		33.3	40.0	20.8	33.8		31.0	94.1						$27,611	$26,004	$1,607
Treeview Elementary	Public	K-6	30565 Treeview St.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3925	426	19	22.4	75.8%	33 (7.7%)	36 (8.5%)	249 (58.5%)	73 (17.1%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	25 (5.9%)	10.6	5597^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.4%		13.4	5440^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.3%	157	8.3	8.3	18.6	23.4	12.5	16.4	18.1	13.9	9.4	10.4	16.1	12.6	97.0						$26,533	$24,228	$2,305
Tom Kitayama Elementary	Public	K-5	1959 Sunsprite Dr.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 475-3982	653	25	26.1	53.3%	38 (5.8%)	20 (3.1%)	202 (30.9%)	325 (49.8%)	6 (0.9%)	9 (1.4%)	53 (8.1%)	80	1153^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	80.3%		78.2	1234^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.0%	81	51.7	51.7	65.6	62.0	61.5		63.0	61.5	57.4	52.8		57.3							$24,073	$23,156	$917
Searles Elementary	Public	K-5	33629 15th St.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 471-2772	712	27	26.3	71.2%	36 (5.1%)	15 (2.1%)	497 (69.8%)	117 (16.4%)	7 (1.0%)	8 (1.1%)	32 (4.5%)	28.9	4058^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.7%		30.5	3891^st of 5869 public elementary schools	33.7%	167	28.4	28.4	22.8	36.7	44.4		34.0	26.2	19.1	27.5		24.3	96.8			97.5	97.5		$23,629	$22,698	$931
Guy Junior Emanuele Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Decoto Rd.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 471-2461	746	26	29.2	62.9%	44 (5.9%)	24 (3.2%)	272 (36.5%)	361 (48.4%)	8 (1.1%)	7 (0.9%)	30 (4.0%)	52.2	2484^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.6%		40.2	3163^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	46.1%	679	31.8	31.8	43.9	54.1	40.5		46.5	48.8	45.2	28.2		42.2							$23,743	$22,822	$921
Ruus Elementary	Public	K-6	28027 Dickens Ave.	Hayward	94540	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3885	361	16	23.2	78.1%	9 (2.5%)	13 (3.6%)	230 (63.7%)	72 (19.9%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.8%)	13 (3.6%)	18	5009^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.5%		24.5	4414^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.8%	595	6.7	6.7	29.6	32.5	29.6	16.3	26.6	17.4	22.5	15.2	22.5	19.3							$35,080	$31,264	$3,816
Warwick Elementary	Public	K-5	3375 Warwick Rd.	Fremont	94555	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 793-8660	700	26	26.9	27.1%	54 (7.7%)	11 (1.6%)	84 (12.0%)	503 (71.9%)	7 (1.0%)	5 (0.7%)	36 (5.1%)	95.6	270^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.4%		96	266^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.5%	4	75.2	75.2	75.2	77.7	85.2		79.7	82.1	71.4	72.9		75.4	97.3		98.2	97.3	98.2		$18,523	$18,186	$337
Alvarado Elementary	Public	K-5	31100 Fredi St.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 471-1039	667	26	25.9	56.4%	43 (6.4%)	27 (4.0%)	160 (24.0%)	342 (51.3%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.8%)	75 (11.2%)	55	2309^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.6%		46.5	2761^st of 5869 public elementary schools	53.0%	452	36.3	36.3	47.3	54.9	47.1		49.8	47.9	47.1	26.7		40.4	94.4	98.4	98.4	97.6	95.2	97.6	$26,299	$25,444	$855
Tyrrell Elementary	Public	K-6	27000 Tyrrell Ave.	Hayward	94540	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3935	597	25	23.8	82.1%	7 (1.2%)	20 (3.4%)	491 (82.2%)	56 (9.4%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.3%)	6 (1.0%)	16.5	5146^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.1%		15	5301^st of 5869 public elementary schools	9.7%	155	11.1	11.1	21.8	17.8	34.2	23.7	24.1	19.1	12.9	27.2	15.0	18.4							$27,102	$24,276	$2,826
Stonebrae Elementary	Public	K-6	28761 Hayward Blvd.	Hayward	94542	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3910	605	28	21.7	54.2%	55 (9.1%)	40 (6.6%)	233 (38.5%)	173 (28.6%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.3%)	93 (15.4%)	56.7	2226^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.0%		61.2	2022^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	65.5%	204	31.2	31.2	48.1	43.2	44.7	58.9	48.4	50.0	44.0	35.1	48.6	44.4							$29,239	$26,924	$2,315

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillview Crest Elementary

Is Hillview Crest Elementary a good school?

Hillview Crest Elementary ranks 3705^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Hillview Crest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hillview Crest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cesar Chavez Middle
High : James Logan High

What is the racial makeup of Hillview Crest Elementary?

Students at Hillview Crest Elementary are 63% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 5% White, 4% African American, 2% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is Hillview Crest Elementary in?

New Haven Unified

How many students attend Hillview Crest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 420 students attended Hillview Crest Elementary.

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